Pitch Black Contact Lenses : A Freaky New Look

A lot of people don’t think about it, but a fantastic party effect is to wear pitch black contact lenses on your eyes. Especially for freaky events, like Halloween, these lenses can provide a ghostly effect that will scare your friends to death. At first glance, they’ll think something is seriously wrong with your eyes, and their heart may skip a beat. But when they catch their breath again, they’ll think it’s the coolest thing they’ve ever seen.

How They Work

You may wonder how your eyes can become pitch black when they’re mostly white. Well, pitch black contact lenses have opaque black coloring which covers the entire white part of your eye (the sclera). However, they are clear over your pupil – the part of your eye in the center which is naturally black. This allows you to see through your pupil, while the rest of your eye is covered in black. It give a really creepy feeling to anyone looking you in the eye, because it looks like they can see into your mind, and it gives the appearance that you are dead. It’s like staring into the eyes of a fish or an owl. You can search for pitch black contact lenses on the internet and you’ll see a lot of photos of people wearing them, and you’ll see what a creepy effect they can provide.

Rules for Wearing

If these sound cool to you, don’t just order the first cheap pair you find. You will still want to have your doctor examine your eyes and write you a prescription for them. Even if you don’t need vision correction, it’s important to have lenses prescribed that properly fit your eye shape, as well as any irregularities in your cornea. Otherwise, you risk eye damage or infection. Be sure and treat them like any other contacts, too, as far as properly cleaning and storing them.

Where to Get Them

There are plenty of sources to buy pitch black contact lenses. Just look for any company selling theatrical contact lenses, special effects lenses, or “special fx” lenses. Almost all of them will have some pitch black contact lenses to choose from. As examples, try searching for brands like “WildEyes” and “Crazy Lenses”.

Options and Features

In addition to getting pitch black contact lenses, you can also order them with other features as well. One cool effect is to get pitch black mirrored contact lenses. The mirrored look is extremely unsettling because other people can see their own reflection in your black eyes. Some other features may be harder to find. For example, if you need Toric lenses for your astigmatism, it may be more difficult to find some black lenses with this feature.

Whatever choices you make, whether it be pitch black contacts or the mirrored kind, just make sure you keep it safe by getting a prescription first and taking proper care to follow wearing and cleaning guidelines like you would with any other contacts. If you do, you’ll be guaranteed to scare the daylights out of everybody at your Halloween party, and have a great time doing it.